Video of people from 1 to 100 hitting a drum

"People in Order" is a 3-minute film that shows 100 people, from the age of one to 100, hitting a drum. It was made by Lenka Clayton and James Price. (Via Arbroath)

[#1 posted by Takuan , January 11, 2008 10:15 AM]

then let's keep on dancing

[#2 posted by Gloria , January 11, 2008 10:24 AM]

Old British people rock the best.

[#3 posted by deejayqueue , January 11, 2008 10:30 AM]

That's a cool idea, but out of 100+ people, they couldn't find 1 that could hold the sticks right or actually play? Maybe they did but wanted to keep the "ordinary people" look of the film, but I think at least one of those people should have had a clue how to play. I know, I know that's not really what the video was about, but still. Just a small rant about a small detail.

[#4 posted by CharlesV , January 11, 2008 10:30 AM]

Reminds me of the Boredom's 77 Boadrum. Only that's 77 drummers playing at the same time, not sequentially. ;)

http://www.viva-radio.com/77Boadrum/video.php

[#5 posted by Jack Fear , January 11, 2008 10:37 AM]

I dunno, DJQ - #41 was jammin' out pretty good.

I liked #87: "STOP THAT BANGING!"

[#6 posted by LOLcat Stevens , January 11, 2008 10:41 AM]

That is so neat. Nothing says "It's great to be alive" like banging on a drum.

[#7 posted by Dave X , January 11, 2008 10:42 AM]

#89 looks familiar... is he an actor or something?

[#8 posted by bobkat , January 11, 2008 11:11 AM]

#59 is a WIZARD!!!

[#9 posted by bxrguy , January 11, 2008 12:34 PM]

#100 ROCKS! "Is that it?" as if to imply she's going to be late for her sky-diving lesson. Hope she's around to do 120!

[#10 posted by Dav , January 11, 2008 12:49 PM]

Ninety-one and playing the drums!

Love it!

[#11 posted by Duo , January 11, 2008 1:04 PM]

#99 appears to be in great shape for his age. And #49's beard is almost freaky.

[#12 posted by Keneke , January 11, 2008 1:05 PM]

Where's all the over 100 year olds? ;)

[#13 posted by gabrielm , January 11, 2008 2:06 PM]

And #49's beard is almost freaky.

Wait - she doesn't appear to have a beard...

[#14 posted by eih10dv65g , January 11, 2008 2:21 PM]

I liked #15 (the cape!), #44 (the only person who actually seems to know how to play the drum), #59 (best hair ever), and #78 (the suit!) the best.

@#11/duo -- Did you mean #59?

[#15 posted by Kotario , January 11, 2008 3:02 PM]

It's interesting how the accents change around 70 or so.

[#16 posted by Real Life Pixel , January 11, 2008 5:51 PM]

That made me smile.

[#17 posted by Petestreet , January 11, 2008 7:27 PM]

I created an account so I could say.... That was great. Really cool. There were a few extraordinary people, but it was just interesting to see the progression of ages.

[#18 posted by Megan64 , January 11, 2008 8:25 PM]

That was great. I realized towards the end that I had a big ol' grin on my face.

[#19 posted by JIMWICh , January 11, 2008 9:50 PM]

I had exactly the same reaction as MEGAN64. One of the most wonderful things ever in bOING bOING's Directory Of Wonderful Things.

[#20 posted by jeannieh , January 12, 2008 3:21 PM]

The unenthused drummers were almost as much fun to watch as the enthused ones.

Brilliant!

[#21 posted by gentaro , January 12, 2008 6:31 PM]

best post ever. just like megan64 said, huge smile on my face.